In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Culross like this:
Culross, parl. and royal burgh, small seaport, and par., in detached part of Perthshire, on N. shore of Firth of Forth, 2½ miles SE. of East Grange sta., this being 6 miles NW. of Dunfermline and 7½ miles SE. of Alloa -- par., 7584 ac., pop. 1130; parl burgh, pop. 373; royal burgh, pop. ...
380; P.O., T.O.; has mfrs. of linen. There are ruins of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1217. Near the abbey ruins is Culross Abbey House, seat of the Earl of Elgin; also Culross Park. C. unites with Stirling, Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, and Queensferry, in returning 1 member to Parliament.
Culross through time
Culross is now part of Fife district. Click here for graphs and data of how Fife has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Culross itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Culross, in Fife and Perthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16938
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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